(3:14) Hate the Sin – ‘Aal Imran
“Hate the sin, not the sinner.” It’s a phrase you hear often, but it’s problematic. It creates a perception there is something wrong with you for desiring something sinful when, in fact, that is not the case.
Sound Bites & Lessons Learned
If you have ever given a speech, taught a class or just had a conversation with someone, one of the most remarkable things to observe is which of your words stick with your listeners. Which bit did you say changed their heart?
The Desert Call
As He stood upon the newly built house in the vastness of the desert, he began calling the emptiness to the House of God.
To an observer, His actions seem worthless. What good will his call do amidst the immensity of the desert? How will it reach the millions of people around the world to bring them to the House of God? Shouldn’t he have built it where people already were, rather than expecting them to come to the house of God? Who would traverse the difficult terrain of Arabia to come to His house?
Death’s Spectre
This is a ‘morbid’ post, but bare with me. It gets better at the end…
Our 1st Quran Club Khatam!
Today, that same whatsapp group has over 20,000 members across the world and, after 3.5 years of daily messages with half a page of Quran, we finally reach its completion: Our First Khatam! Alhamdulillah.
The flowers of Syria
Its been a while since I last wrote a blog post. Initially I thought of discontinuing the blog after returning from egypt, feeling it had served its purpose in giving people an insight into what life is like for a travelling student of knowledge. However, in many ways the more important part of the journey…
On the Path of Knowledge 